Municipality of Vrapčište | |
Native Name: | Општина Врапчиште Komuna e Vrapçishtit |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Polog |
Flag Size: | 160px |
Image Blank Emblem: | Coat of arms of Vrapčište Municipality.svg |
Blank Emblem Type: | Coat of arms |
Blank Emblem Size: | 80px |
Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
Seat: | Vrapčište |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Isen Shabani (AA) |
Population Total: | 19,842 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Vrapčište (Macedonian: {{Audio|Mk-Vrapchishte.ogg|Врапчиште, Albanian: Vrapçisht is a municipality in western North Macedonia. Vrapčište is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. This municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region.
The municipality borders Bogovinje Municipality to the north, Brvenica Municipality to the east, and Gostivar Municipality to the south, Kosovo to the west.
According to the last national census from 2021, this municipality has 19,842 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include:
2002 | 2021 | ||||
Number | % | Number | % | ||
TOTAL | 25,399 | 100 | 19,842 | 100 | |
Albanians | 21,101 | 83.1 | 15,109 | 76.15 | |
Turks | 3,134 | 12.3 | 3,099 | 15.62 | |
Macedonians | 1,041 | 4.1 | 875 | 4.41 | |
others | 123 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.13 | |
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources | n/a | n/a | 734 | 3.7 |